Verve Blogs

A celebration of art and design stemming from events dating back to the early 1900s will soon take place at the University of South Dakota. USD art department students will participate in the International Sculpture Center’s (ISC) collaboration with Grounds For Sculpture to celebrate the first “International Sculpture Day” April 24  from 6 to 8 p.m. […]

1. We’re a college campus in South Dakota. To get the Millennial vote in 2016, candidates are going to have to make education a priority and any campaign traveling through this area would be smart to stop at a place full of college students.   2. We’re pretty split on politics. College campuses are generally more […]

The members of Hippo Campus are not even old enough to drink, but they’re on the brink of becoming the new face of the Indie rock genre with the recognition they’ve been getting from their latest extended play (EP) and performances. Hippo Campus is a quartet from Woodbury, Minn. The band started in 2013 and has […]

Spring is a busy and inspiring time for fine arts students at the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Each spring junior and senior visual arts students prepare for their annual student review. Graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students prepare to install their graduating show and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students […]

1. Do the homework you’ve been putting off for the last few days.   2. Curl up with a good book, one that you actually want to read for fun.   3. Crank up the tunes and go dancing in the rain.   4. If you’re a little bit country, or want to be country, […]

Purity Ring’s latest album, “Another Eternity,” is a pop album that comes across loud and clear. Although the album doesn’t deliver a new sound, the tracks do have the main components, such as powerful synthesizers and catchy vocal samples and loops, to make the listener want to dance. The album is 35 minutes long with […]

1. Walks Whether it’s in the morning or at night, with a friend or alone, walks can help clear your mind and help you unwind.   2. Thunderstorms It may be the small town kid in me, but nothing is more relaxing than watching a storm roll in.   3. Picnics Call your friends, grab […]

Over spring break, 18 University of South Dakota art graduate and undergraduate students — including myself and another anthropology major — spent 10 days in New York City touring various art exhibits. Sarah Sik, assistant professor of art history, was our adviser, and any student who has taken a class with Sik has had the […]

“Take Me to Church” by Hozier is one of the current pop chart hits and an album with more than a few catchy songs. The astounding thing about this song, however, is not its incredibly bluesy, melancholy sound but the impressive rate at which it overtook the mainstream pop chart. Currently, Billboard’s Top 100 has it […]